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Writing Margins: The Textual Construction of Gender in Heian and Kamakura Japan
Writing Margins The Textual Construction of Gender in Heian and Kamakura Japan
Author: Terry Kawashima
In texts from the mid-Heian to the early Kamakura periods, certain figures appear to be "marginal" or removed from "centers" of power. But why do we see these figures in this way? This study first seeks to answer this question by examining the details of the marginalizing discourse found in these texts. Who is portraying whom as marginal? For wh...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780674005167
ISBN-10: 0674005163
Publication Date: 9/30/2001
Pages: 325
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Publisher: Harvard University Asia Center
Book Type: Hardcover
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